まく

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Japanese[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

まく (makutransitive godan (stem まき (maki), past まいた (maita))

  1. 巻く, 捲く: to roll something
  2. 枕く, 婚く, 纏く: to make something into a pillow; to sleep together, to have sex; to get married

Verb[edit]

まく (makunidan

  1. 任く, 罷く: (classical) to appoint someone to an official position; to banish someone
  2. 負く: (classical) to lose something (such as a game, competition, or battle)
  3. 設く: (classical) to prepare something, to set something up

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

まく (makutransitive godan (stem まき (maki), past まいた (maita))

  1. 播く, 蒔く: to sow seeds (also figurative); to scatter something; to pay out (especially to multiple people); to turn someone out (so that they do not return)
  2. 蒔く: (arts) to scatter powdered gold or silver for 蒔絵 (makie)
  3. 撒く: to scatter something around; to shake off

Pronunciation 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

まく (maku

  1. : screen, curtain
  2. : film, membrane

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN